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[studmuffin]

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I know that. I went outside, but I didn't go very far. Did mom leave me here with you while I was sleeping?

[studmuffin]

I don't think so. [ Especially if she knew who she was leaving her kid with. ]

Who's your mom?

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I don't even smell her here. Or Laura.

[Sorry, Stiles, he's only half-listening. He's worried. But you smell like pack, so you must be okay.]

[studmuffin]

[ Wait.

Wait. ] Just testing, what's your name?

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Derek Hale.

[There's a pause]

[studmuffin]

[ Something tight and panicked squeezes his chest then. Derek's been turned into a child, a soft, vulnerable child. ]

Oh. [ He's asking for his mother. Stiles isn't sure what to do. ] Okay, that's --. [ Fuck. ]

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[Derek just watches this. Even as a child he's quiet, but it's not a deep, brooding quiet he has when he's older]

I think you should know there's a wolf I've never met in the other room.

[studmuffin]

Isaac.

[ He doesn't know who Isaac is. ] He's your -. [ Pause and then Stiles visibly pulls himself together, crouching down before Derek. He's a child. He's a teeny tiny Derek. He's adorable. ]

It's okay, he won't hurt you.

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I'm not supposed to talk to wolves I don't know.

[pause]

You're okay. You smell like pack.

[studmuffin]

I --. [ What. ]

And he doesn't?

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Well. I don't know. I smelled wolf and I thought maybe I should get out of the room pretty quick.

[studmuffin]

[ Pause. ]

Okay. Well, he's a friend, so you're going to be just fine, okay? [ He remembers Scott at this age, but of course Stiles was that age too so it wasn't as adorable. ]

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So my mom did leave me here?

[studmuffin]

[ God. ] She had to do something. But she asked me to look after you.

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What's your name? Are you my cousin Maddie's boyfriend? Are you Laura's boyfriend?

[studmuffin]

[ asvhdgjkl;. ]

I'm Stiles. [ How does he even -. ] My dad's the Sheriff. Who better than the Sheriff's son, right?

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Is the sheriff pack, too?

No one told me that.

[studmuffin]

No. But Beacon Hills is kind of like a pack of people, right?

[ What does he do? ] Are you hungry? Do you want breakfast?

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Well you're pack, that's all that matters.

[He nods]

Yes, please.

[studmuffin]

Okay. C'mon. [ Standing properly. ] I have Lucky Charms I've been saving for a special occasion.

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Thank you.

[studmuffin]

Don't sweat it.

[ You can eat his lucky charms while he panics, best deal or best deal? He finds them tucked behind a box of pasta stuff and pulls them down, grabbing a bowl at the same time. ]

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[He sits and pours himself a bowl, and waits for the milk]

Why do you live in the woods?

[studmuffin]

[ Milk. At least it's a good thing he made Derek buy the mini-fridge. Which holds soda and milk because they're amazing. ]

De -. I uh - I like it?

[translocated]

I like it, too.